Medical News Today: Health News for Tuesday 11 December 2007

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Tuesday 11 December 2007

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FDA Gives Stomach Drugs Prilosec And Nexium The Thumbs Up

Written by Catharine Paddock

Further to its preliminary review in August, when it gave the drugs a provisional go ahead, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has conducted a further review of clinical studies on the safety of AstraZeneca stomach...
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Treanda Effective In Indolent Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma Trial

Written by Catharine Paddock

Drug company Cephalon Inc announced yesterday, 10th December, that a pivotal study found its experimental chemotherapy drug Treanda (bendamustine) was effective in treating patients with indolent non-Hodgkin's lymphoma...
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Adding Antibiotics To Medication May Slow MS

Written by Catharine Paddock

A new US study suggests that adding antibiotics to current medication for treating multiple sclerosis could slow down the disease. The study is published in the early online issue of the Archives of Neurology and is the...
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People With Hypertension Have A Higher Risk Of Thinking And Learning Difficulties

Eat Mediterranean Style And Be Physically Active, You Will Live Longer

75% Of Adults With Higher Cardiovascular Disease Risk Also Suffer From Hypertension

Paralyzed Deportee Unfit To Fly, Removal Order Delayed - Canada

Other Medical and Health News for 11 December*

The Bear Necessities Of Aging

Complex Carbon Picture Clearer

Kids More Active When Playground Has Balls, Jump Ropes, UNC Study Shows

Uganda: MSF Teams Confront Ebola

Angolan Government Must Put An End To The Abuses Committed By Its Army Against Congolese Migrants During Their Expulsion From The Country

UNICEF Immunises 100,000 Children And Women In Camps In Southern Somalia

Healthy Lifestyle Leads To Increased Financial Savings, Study Shows

Huckabee Says He Will Not 'Recant' 1992 Comments On HIV/AIDS

Social Security Disability Claims Decisions Can Take Up To Three Years

Failure Of Pay/Go Rules Shows 'Larger Lesson' In 2008 Tax, Spending Debates, WSJ Writes

Editorial Encourages Minority Women To Sign Up For Sister Study Looking At Breast Cancer

NIDA Survey Shows A Decline In Smoking And Illicit Drug Use Among Eighth Graders

Employers To Continue To Offer Health Insurance To Workers, Study Finds

New Resources, Briefing Examine Nursing Home Reform

Cultural Beliefs Appear To Affect Parents' Views Of Children's Asthma, Treatment, Study Finds

Some Physicians Refuse To Accept Patients Enrolled In Medicare Advantage Plans

CQ's Carey Discusses Medicare Legislation, Debate Over SCHIP, HHS Appropriations Bill

Programs Work To Get More Minorities Into Health Professions

Few Medicare Plans In 2008 Will Offer Brand-Name Coverage In Doughnut Hole Gap

Massachusetts Hospital Mortality Rate Higher Than National Average, According To Analysis

First-Line Triple-Combination Antiretroviral Therapy Provides Long-Term Protection Against AIDS-Related Illnesses, Study Says

President Bush Threatens Veto Of $500B Omnibus Spending Bill

UAW Opposes Bills Touted By Blue Cross Blue Shield Of Michigan

GlaxoSmithKline Withdraws Patent Applications For Antiretrovirals Abacavir, Trizivir In India

Lawmakers Continue To Debate Medicare Package Provisions, Consider Attaching Measure To Appropriations Bill

Texas HHS Releases Proposal To Help Low-Income Residents Purchase Health Insurance

Millennium Challenge Corporation Could Receive Budget Cuts Because Of 'Slow Pace' In Launching Development Projects, New York Times Reports

UNICEF Reaches Cyclone Hit Children And Families With Life-saving Supplies

UNICEF Appeals For Checkpoint Access To Health Services In Mogadishu

Netherlands Donates US $41 Million For Safe Water And Sanitation In Kenya

Republican Presidential Candidates Discuss Health Care, Other Issues Related To Hispanics During Debate

Political Developments Could Encourage Broader Use Of E-Prescribing

Homeland Security Department Provides Inadequate Care, Treatment To HIV-Positive People At Immigration Detention Centers, Report Says

Sainsbury Trust Funds "Vital" MS Research, UK

Gene Plays Protective Role In MS, UK

HHS Marks Expansion Of 1200th Health Center, Meeting Key Bush Goal

Heart Attack Symptoms In Women - Are They Different?

NINDS Announces New Spanish Language Website

NIH Announces Collaboration With National Council Of Negro Women To Reduce Childhood Overweight

New Report Charts Progress For Children

Disease Management Programs

New Technology Could Enable New Cancer Treatment Techniques And Antibacterial Coatings

The 2007 Retrovirology Prize Won By Karen Beemon

Bacteria In Cows' Milk May Cause Crohn's Disease

Test Developed For Targeted Therapy In Acute Myeloid Leukemia

Distinct Brain Regions Activated With Belief, Disbelief And Uncertainty

Colorectal Cancer Screening Not Offered To Many At-Risk Medicare Beneficiaries

Immigrant Patients Less Likely To Report Family History Of Cancer

Wireless Patient Monitors Enabling Health Care Integration Of Point-of-Care Devices

Modern Humans Placed In The Evolutionary Fast Lane By Genome Study

It's Not A Stretch - Yoga May Help Cancer Patients

Tooth Decay In Younger Kids Is Getting Worse

Healthy Secrets Hiding In Your Spice Rack

More Funding For Research To Investigate Effects Of Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers Is Urged

Scientists "Tattoo" The Heart To Track Treatments

Psychiatrists: Least Religious But Most Interested In Patients' Religion

Lets Cancer Doctors See If Therapy's Working - Technique May Allow Doctors To Tailor Treatment For Cervical Cancer

Is There A Developmental Component To The Risk For Depression?

Do Make It Personal -- Adherence System Delivers Automated Reminders In Your Voice

News From The American Chemical Society

New Surgical Devices Treat Neck Pain While Preserving Motion

FDA Approves Phase I Clinical Trial For SKCC Breast Cancer Vaccine

The Reality Of Pregnancy In Sub-Saharan Africa - Book

Weakened Antibacterial Immunity Linked To Obesity

Protein-Dependent "Switch" Regulates Intracellular Trafficking In Epithelial Cells

Primary Care Physicians Lack Education On Rarely Seen Cancers

Workplace Flexibility Often Leads To Healthier Lifestyle Habits For Employees

Novel Multi-Targeted Kinase Inhibitor, AP24534 Supports Multiple Oncology Indications

News From The Journal Chest

Superior Skills Exhibited By Doctors Trained On Patient Simulators

Delicate Protein Balance Behind The Immune System Response Uncovered

Molecular Switch Discovered For The Behavioral Changes In Fruit Flies

Heart Disease Prediction Through Abdominal Fat Distribution

Researcher Discovers What Fuels Certain Cancer Mutation

In Patients With Primary Myelofibrosis, Evidence Links Anemia Drugs With Leukemic Transformation

Prostate Cancer Progression Affected By Growth Factor Receptor

Ovarian Cancer Cells Sensitized To Chemotherapy By Extracellular Protein

International Conference On Health Policy Statistics Convenes In Philadelphia January 17-18

New Editions Of "America's Top Doctors" And "America's Top Doctors For Cancer" Now Available, USA

Homosexuality Is Biological But Not Hard-Wired In Fruit Flies

Revealing For First Time How BRCA1 Mutations Cause Breast Cancer

Access To Cigarettes Decreasing For Youth In The Minnesota Adolescent Community Cohort Study

Results Of Massive Study On Parenting Practices During Divorce

Reporting New Studies On Cancer And Schizophrenia, Depression And Heart Disease, Trauma And Autism

Proper Care Needed For Safety Of Mouthguards

Blood Transfusions Benefit Children With Sickle Cell Disease, Silent Strokes

Yale Scientist Will Target Cancer Protein To Cell's "Recycling System"

Victims Of Respiratory Disease Should Breathe Easier

Cells Sorted With Beams Of Light

Long-Term Remission Of Follicular Lymphoma Achieved Through Gentler Chemotherapy Before Stem Cell Transplant

Management Insights: MDs' Reactions To Pharma Marketing Influenced By Brand, Side Effects

Resistant Form Of Chronic Myeloid Leukemia Knocked Out By New Drug Candidate

Newly Diagnosed Multiple Myeloma Patients Have New Therapeutic Options

Small But Mighty Cancer Inhibitors Silenced

Cord Blood Viable Option For Kids With Life-Threatening Metabolic Disorders

Vaccine Shows Promise In Preventing Mono

NCPA Statement Urging Congress To Include Pharmacy Provisions In Medicare-Medicaid Legislation, USA

GDC To Review Policy On Listing Of Additional Qualifications, UK

Echotech Ltd Completes Its 10,000 Community Based Echocardiogram, UK

Surgery Made Easy With New Siemens Technology

Morphine: A Comfort Measure For The Dying Or Pain Control For The Living?

New Technique Reveals Insights Into Lung Disease, UK

Screening Expert Calls For Public To Be Protected From Over-Zealous Promotion Of Medical Screening

International Team Gets New Award To Research The Causes Of Bladder Problems That Affect One In Six Adults, UK

Olmetec(R) Is First Angiotensin Receptor Blocker (ARB) To Suggest Atherosclerosis Regression (In Hypertensives With Cardiovascular Risk), UK

Lipids In The Brain An Important Factor For Alzheimer's Disease? Flemish Scientists Crack The Code

Radiation Before Extensive Surgery For Rectal Cancer Reduces Risk Of Cancer Coming Back, But Has Little Impact On Survival

Depression Screening For Cancer Patients Too Often Falls Between The Cracks

Pharmion Presents Clinical Data Demonstrating Significant Survival Advantage Of Azacitidine (Vidaza In Patients With Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)

Anti-Drinking Campaign Ads In UK May Be 'Catastrophically Misconceived'

Dasatinib, Nilotinib Show Strong Early Results As Frontline Therapy For Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia

The Targeted Cancer Pil Gleevec Delivers More Good News To Patients

Research Discovery Improves Understanding Of Chronic Myeloid Leukemia

New Role For MiRNA In Leukemia Discovered By Scientists

Rational Decision-Making May Be Dependent Upon Neurons In The Frontal Lobe

Living Longer With Obesity Means Heavier Burden For Hospitals

Genetic Research May Have Unintended Consequence For Ethnic Groups

VELCADE(R) (Bortezomib) For Injection Based Therapy Produced Significant Complete Remission Rates Pre And Post Transplantation In IFM Phase III Trial

Exelixis Presents Encouraging Phase 1 Data For XL019, A Novel Selective Inhibitor Of JAK2

Celator(R) Pharmaceuticals Reports CPX-351 Shows Anti-Cancer Activity In Leukemia Patients

Long-Term Soliris(R) Therapy Improved Or Stabilized Kidney Function In Patients With PNH

New Study Shows LEVITRA Successfully Treats Erectile Dysfunction (ED) In Men With Dyslipidemia, Including High Cholesterol

Studies Show Effectiveness Of EUFLEXXA(TM) In Treating Knee Osteoarthritis And Reducing The Pain That Interferes With Daily Activities

EntreMed Presents Results For ENMD-1198 And Vincristine In Preclinical Leukemia Models

TREANDA Significantly Improves Clinical Outcomes In Patients With Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia Compared To Chlorambucil

TREANDA Demonstrates Substantial Efficacy In Patients With Relapsed Indolent Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma

Preclinical Studies Show Promise For Novel Antibody Therapy To Treat Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML)

Data Indicate That SuperGen's Lead JAK2 Kinase Inhibitors Prevent Cancer Cell Proliferation In Non Clinical Models

Pharmacyclics Announces Presentation Of Results From Phase 1/2 Trial Of Xcytrin Plus Zevalin And Preclinical Data With Novel BTK And HDAC Inhibitors

Sangamo BioSciences Announces Presentation Of Data For ZFP Therapeutic For Glioblastoma At American Society For Hematology Meeting

XTL Biopharmaceuticals Presents Data Regarding Its Hepatitis C Virus Small Molecule Program At Hep Dart 2007

EpiCept Releases New Data Demonstrating Prolonged Five-Year Leukemia-Free Survival For AML Patients Treated With Ceplene(TM) + IL-2

Keeping At Risk Cells From Developing Cancer

Good Physical Function After Age 40 Tied To Reduced Risk Of Stroke

Hot Foot: Dermal Thermometry Helps Diabetics Keep Their Feet

Patients, Dentists Differ On Smile Ratings

Holiday Travel: 7 Ways To Dash Through The Snow Safely

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